Fonts similar to Absans
The fonts most like Absans are Cortado Sans (80 out of 100), NT Somic (78) and Questrial (76), then 97 more free fonts, compared letter by letter. Measured, the twelve closest have x-heights of 48–52% of the em (Absans’s is 50%) and lowercase letters 48–55% of the em wide (53%), and all twelve are sans serifs too. Where they differ, most are narrower (eight of twelve).
Matched by the letters themselves · early version
The original · Absans
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80match · #1
Cortado Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Absans in g, j, and W
78match · #2
76match · #3
76match · #4
Figtree
Find the font. Find its kind.10% heavier · 5% narrower
Differs most from Absans in g, j, and Q
75match · #5
Fustat
Find the font. Find its kind.12% heavier · 5% narrower · less stroke contrast
Differs most from Absans in j, f, and t
73match · #6
Raleway
Find the font. Find its kind.11% lighter · x-height 4% taller
Differs most from Absans in w, l, and g
73match · #7
Cabinet Grotesk
Find the font. Find its kind.10% narrower · x-height 4% shorter
Differs most from Absans in W, j, and 7
72match · #8
72match · #9
Work Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.Nearly identical proportions
Differs most from Absans in l, j, and W
72match · #10
Prodigy Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.10% heavier · 4% narrower
Differs most from Absans in l, g, and j
72match · #11
71match · #12
Uncut Sans
Find the font. Find its kind.5% narrower · 7% heavier
Differs most from Absans in g, Y, and 1
The 100 fonts like Absans, measured
Fonts like Absans lean most in weight on the page, where 49 of the 100 are heavier and 13 lighter. What they keep most is Absans’s x-height: 54 are within 3% of it, Cortado Sans the closest of them. They part from Absans most often in g (64 of the 100), W (29) and 9 (25).
WidthAbsans: 53% of the em
x-heightAbsans: 50% of the em
InkAbsans: 37% ink
ContrastAbsans: 1.19 : 1
- 5 more contrast
- Zalando Sans Expanded 64 · more stroke contrast
- Sporting Grotesque 62 · more stroke contrast
StylesAbsans: one weight
LettersWhere they differ most
- g64 of 100
- W29 of 100
- 925 of 100
Questions about fonts like Absans
What is the closest font to Absans?
Cortado Sans, at 80 out of 100 in our letter-by-letter match: next to Absans, it has nearly identical proportions. After it come NT Somic (78) and Questrial (76).
Is there a free alternative to Absans?
Absans is free itself, under the SIL Open Font License. For another font with its feel, every font on this page is free too, and Cortado Sans, NT Somic and Questrial come closest. To change fonts without moving your lines much, Cortado Sans sets running text to the same width, with the same x-height.